Warlingham School in Warlingham is celebrating today after one of its students got the grades to take up a place at the University of Cambridge.

Amelia Hill achieved A* in English Literature, A* in Sociology, A in History and A in the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), to meet her offer from Cambridge to study English at Trinity College. The course is highly competitive, attracting applications from 762 top students. Former students Trinity College include the poet Lord Byron and actor Eddie Redmayne.

Amelia was supported in her bid to go to Cambridge by regular Russell Group mentoring sessions, which are provided by the school. Hannah Rolley, from Oxbridge Link visited the school to speak to students and Amelia attended an Oxbridge conference in Epsom. Amelia was an enthusiastic member of the drama department and an important contributor to many of the school plays, she wrote many newsletter articles and volunteered for numerous charitable events. 

Amelia Hill said, “I am thrilled to be going to the University of Cambridge. It’s somewhere that I’ve always aspired to go, but I wasn’t sure it was viable. With hard work and support from Warlingham School, I’ve been accepted and I’m really looking forward to starting in October.”

Amelia’s triumph came amid another successful set of A Level results for the school:  the A*-E pass rate achieved at A Level was an impressive 98%, with 67% achieving A*-C.

Nick Bradwell, Headteacher of Warlingham School, said:

“Amelia joined Warlingham School in Year 9 and stayed until the end of Year 13. During that time, she was an outstanding student, both academically and in terms of what she contributed to school life. Whilst in the Sixth Form, she developed her leadership skills as a Senior Prefect and she was part of the school’s very successful target group of students applying to Russell Group universities. We are so proud of her achievement in being accepted into Cambridge University to read English and are delighted to have been able to support her in this endeavour.”